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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did the Spaulding brothers give Frank to buy Japanese prints?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $5,000.

2. What type of sandwiches does Gertrude serve for lunch in Chapter 50?
(a) Egg salad.
(b) Ham.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Beef.

3. To which paper does Frank write a letter after Mamah's death?
(a) Milwaukee Journal.
(b) Weekly Home News.
(c) Chicago Tribune.
(d) Wisconsin State Journal.

4. Where does John Cheney go to school in Oak Park?
(a) Holmes.
(b) Townsend.
(c) Whitebridge.
(d) Brushwood.

5. What does Frank call Midway Gardens?
(a) His baby.
(b) His city by the sea.
(c) His triumph.
(d) His challenge.

6. In Chapter 35, where is Frank going to build a summerhouse?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Iowa.

7. How old is Billy Weston?
(a) 51.
(b) 35.
(c) 42.
(d) 39.

8. What lessons does Mamah want Martha to start learning in the fall?
(a) Latin.
(b) Ballet.
(c) Piano.
(d) French.

9. What paper does Edwin buy as the train stops in Madison?
(a) Milwaukee Journal.
(b) Chicago Sun-Times.
(c) Wisconsin State Journal.
(d) Chicago Tribune.

10. What was Anna Wright's father's occupation?
(a) Minister.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Hatmaker.
(d) Storekeeper.

11. Who asks Mamah if she can publish "Hymn to Nature"?
(a) Pamela Davidson.
(b) John Phillips.
(c) Margaret Anderson.
(d) David Wyatt.

12. Who was Else married to?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A military officer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A university professor.

13. What publication published an article about Frank and Mamah in Chapter 37?
(a) Chicago Examiner.
(b) Chicago Tribune.
(c) Chicago Sun-Times.
(d) Daily Herald.

14. In Chapter 51, what day of the week does Frank go back to Chicago?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

15. How close is the nearest neighbor to Taliesin?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 1/4 mile.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) 2 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 33, how many weeks does Edwin suggest that Mamah might be able to see the children in the summer?

2. Who was the poet Mamah read in Chapter 45 who seemed to describe Frank?

3. In Chapter 37, how long has Mamah been in Wisconsin?

4. What color hair does Elinor Millor have?

5. What does John show Mamah when she first sees him?

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